A sneak peak from our time on the tundra with Chukchi reindeer herders. We just got back ‘home’ to our Chukotka apartment, and we are sifting through the photographs, interviews, and stories … which become memories all too quickly. Picture a stream of thousands of animals pouring out across the tundra. Now moving apart, then…
Most winters, there’s an iceberg that freezes into the sea ice near the town of Pond Inlet, in Nunavut, at the northern tip of Baffin Island.
It was at that iceberg…
We meet up in the darnedest places, and we’re celebrating! We are National Geographic Explorers!! Meet the North is now supported by the National Geographic Society through the Committee for Research and Exploration. And we were on the National Geographic Explorer when we found out. How cool is that!? Here, Eric Guth and I are…
Provideniya, Chukotka. A town that immediately captured my heart. Perhaps you know this feeling, when you arrive somewhere new and foreign, but something about it fits your spirit. Like it has something you’ve been looking for. Here, our theme is layers. Layers of colour, texture, history, and emotion. The layers you go through when you…
We made it!! We had a spectacular flight across the Bering Strait and we are now through our first week in Chukotka. Thank you all for the well wishes. The weather was perfect for our crossing, and our pilot made some extra loops over Alaska just for us. Twenty minutes into our one hour flight…
They seemed to be coming my way, so I turned my zodiac engine off. I hoped they would come closer, but I wasn’t prepared for the energy they brought as they surged forward. Waves, smooth skin, tusks, and the sound of mystery. Narwhal are real life unicorns. They are quiet yet powerful. They are a…
On the subject of friends and mentors, whom I’ve been thinking about all day, how does this photo represent what’s next for us? . This is my Russian teacher, Yuriy. Look at that smile! That’s right, we’re going to Russia! Tomorrow! Well, that’s the plan anyway. We’ll be in Russia’s Far East for six weeks,…
Each time I begin a new part of this journey, I feel blessed to have friends and mentors who remind me to be strong and present. In a life full of traveling, it’s easy to get preoccupied with logistics and assignments, but the real work is to wake up each day and embrace the surprises….
It’s the details I love most.
I’ve been back and forth between Canada and Greenland for the last month and a half. It’s always a privilege to explore the ice here in Ilulissat, and I’ve been posting to the @lindbladexp account all week with pics from this Greenland/Iceland voyage. Our National Geographic Explorer’s grant begins next week. Time for a new adventure –…